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A bit blowy
The weather forecast for South Georgia was ominous, and our second day landing was impossible. The stunning sight of 150000 King Penguins in the St Andrew’s Bay colony made up for that, and on our third day we visited the colony at Fortuna Bay, a mere 20000 pairs, but it was amazing to be …
South Georgia
Our crossing from the Falklands to South Georgia was pretty flat, arguably too flat for seabirds. We still managed some excellent seabirds and a mad half hour where everything happened at once contributed to a day with six species of Albatross. The downside of the flat crossing is that the storm arrives while we’re at …
Worth fighting for
We’ve been on board the good ship Ortelius for a few days now, and we’re currently half-way between the Falkland Islands and South Georgia. Today’s day at sea has not produced the hoped-for seabird festival, as it has been very calm and foggy, but that has given us some down time to catch up on …